Usually means: Small bombs released from munition.
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  1. submunition: Merriam-Webster
  2. submunition: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. submunition: Collins English Dictionary
  4. submunition: Wordnik
  5. submunition: Wiktionary
  6. Submunition: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. submunition: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (submunition)

▸ noun:  Any part of a weapon (typically a bomb or missile) that separates from a parent munition before or during employment.

Similar:
bomblet, subweapon, shell, dispart, payload, submachinegun, bullet, slug, pistol, canister, more...

Opposite:
mainmunition, primarymunition, fullmunition

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Similar:
bomblet, subweapon, shell, dispart, payload, submachinegun, bullet, slug, pistol, canister, more...

Opposite:
mainmunition, primarymunition, fullmunition



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